Study it in the app“And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he used to say, ‘John immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit.’”
AndδὲI rememberedἐμνήσθηνthe wordτοῦ ῥήματοςof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουhowὡςhe used to say,ἔλεγεν‘JohnἸωάννηςimmersedἐβάπτισενin water,ὕδατιbutδὲyouὑμεῖςwill be immersedβαπτισθήσεσθεinἐνthe HolyἁγίῳSpirit.’πνεύματι
Peter recalls the words of Jesus in Acts 1:5 when telling what happened at the house of Cornelius.
Formula: ἐμνήσθην δὲ τοῦ ῥήματος τοῦ κυρίου ὡς ἔλεγεν “I remembered the word of the Lord, how he used to say” (Acts 11:16)
remember
To call something or someone to mind.
Where else “emnēsthēn” appearsword
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmatos” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appearsJohn
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appearsimmerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “ebaptisen” appearswater
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydati” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiōi” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Quotation · Acts 1:5
Peter recalls the words of Jesus in Acts 1:5 when telling what happened at the house of Cornelius.
Acts 11:16
16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he used to say, ‘John immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit.’
5for John immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as also on us at the beginning.
16 · This verse (above)
17So if God gave them the same gift as also to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus the Messiah, who was I to be able to hinder God?”
1. What it says
When Peter is criticized in Jerusalem, how does he respond, and what do they do when they hear him? (vv. 2-18)
2. What it means
What does Barnabas do on arriving in Antioch, and what does he then do about Saul? (vv. 22-26)
3. How I live it
The disciples in Antioch sent help to the brothers in Judea who needed it (vv. 27-30). Whom far away could you help?
